Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Kentucky: Science and Environment
See also: - A coalition of concerned citizens, businesses, and trade associations working to promote recycling. Provides locations of recycling centers, news, events and resources. - Occurrence maps, species accounts, checklists, and photographs of species found in the state. - National organization's Kentucky Chapter. Newsletter, outings information, and information on local groups around the state. - Information about silviculture and forest conservation in the state. Includes a sample timber cruise report, forest management workshop manual and measurements, state forest history, and ecology links. - Non-profit organization dedicated to education and conservation. Features a calendar of events, services, a message board, membership information and links. - Dedicated to encourage scientific research. Includes history and photo gallery, information about membership, events, newsletter, and grant sources. - Information about the state's weather and climate, including severe storms. - Non-profit organization of educators, school administrators, federal, state and local government personnel, college and university professors, representatives from businesses and industries, and other individuals. Includes news, a newsletter, a calendar of events, a constitution and membership category descriptions. Located in Louisville. - Dedicated to enhance conservation efforts and improve communication among people involved in bat research. Includes a directory of researchers, listservs, and species information. - Includes pictures, reports, links, a report form, and other cryptid information. - Nonprofit organization dedicated to conserve and create habitat for the protection of the Eastern Bluebird and other native cavity nesting birds in the state. Includes objectives, news and membership application. Located in Paducah. - Non-profit, professional organization representing the professional consulting foresters. Includes a directory of members and a FAQ. - Non-profit organization established in 1993 as a resource for alternative fuel vehicle and refueling information. Includes a listing of refueling locations, vehicles available, success stories, and news items. - Provides information about mining equipment reclamation, coal to liquid fuels, and history of the industry. Includes post card views of early mining towns. - University of Kentucky website providing photos and information about the state's insects, spiders, and other arthropods. - Information from this group interested in the native plants and wildflowers of Kentucky. - Organized to protect and preserve natural lands and provide for their stewardship. Includes information about current conservation projects. - Training about and demonstrations of onsite wastewater treatment systems, for manufactures, installers, regulators, and homeowners. - Supports the conservation of birds and their habitats, and promotes avian research. Provides its history, checklists, newsletter, calendar of events, list of board members, and bylaws. - Free environmental help to Kentucky companies. Services include on-site assessments, newsletter, a materials exchange, on-line pollution prevention manuals, the KY Environmental Management Systems Alliance, the KY Wood Waste Alliance, and Environmental Justice in West Louisville. - Environmental advocacy organization offering legal and strategic assistance to individuals, community groups and local governments statewide. Includes membership application, news articles and resource links. - Statewide organization that promotes the study of natural sciences. Includes information about chapter activities, newsletter, events, membership, and photos. - Includes information from and about the state Natural Heritage Program, including descriptions of state nature preserves, databases and listings of rare, extinct, and endangered species reports and exemplary natural communities. - Dedicated to strengthening community and governmental stewardship for the restoration and preservation of Kentucky's streams, lakes, rivers, and wetlands. - State government environmental protection activities and information. - A large collection of information, including links to other sites, about the state's animals and plants. - Supporting citizen volunteer water quality monitoring in the Licking River Region. Provides an overview of the area, program, and volunteer details. Includes events, contact details, and a newsletter. - A non-profit all volunteer organization dedicated to helping sick, injured or orphaned birds of prey/raptors. Includes a list of birds, volunteer application, and adoption form. - Features information about albino, white, and piebold deer. - Group advocates for a proposed greenway in downtown Lexington. Includes press releases, discussion forum, links and maps. - Photographs by Charles Starr of various wildflowers that are native to the state.